What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?

Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?

Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?

Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?

Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?

How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?

Can you think of some other ending for the story?

What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?

Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?

How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?

Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?

What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?

What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?

What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?

Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?

How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?

Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?

How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?

How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?

Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.

For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?